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Chōchin Obake/Chochinobake/Obakechochin
The Chochinobake is a form of yokai from Japanese myth. They’re a form of tsukumogami, meaning an inanimate object that gains sentience after years of neglect. With this creature, the object that transforms is a chochin, a form of paper lantern with a spiral frame made of bamboo. These lanterns are commonly hung outside of businesses and are extremely common. They don’t appear in the oldest yokai depictions and are thought to be related to an older yokai called Burabura. These are Kitsune disguising themselves as lanterns in rice fields rather than tsukumogami like Chochinobake. They resemble worn cochin lamps with a massive tear for a mouth containing a large…
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Batak/Batta
The Batak is a form of witch doctor from the beliefs of Java, Indonesia. They’re known to hunt local vampiric creatures, especially the Pontianak. Some vampires take the soul from their victims, causing the body to slowly waste away, and Bataks can reclaim these souls and put them in their proper place. To do this, Bataks use garlic in specific rituals. Citations: Bunson, Matthew. The Vampire Encyclopedia. United Kingdom, Gramercy Books, 2000. Maberry, Jonathan. Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us, and Hunger for Us. United States, Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2006.
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Alameda Whirlwind Alien
The Alameda Whirlwind Alien is a creature sighted in Alameda, Spain in July 1948. A 17-year-old named Lucas Pozo was guarding his family’s watermelons when a whirlwind suddenly appeared in the middle of the patch. The wind covered everything in dust as the witness investigated further, finding a metallic bowl-shaped object. A figure emerged from the object resembling a short figure with long dangling arms, small fingers, and short legs. It had beady black eyes and hair that seemed to be glued on which was slicked back. It wore mustard-colored coveralls and moved in a coordinated manner. The witness panicked and ran away immediately. Citations: Rosales, Albert. Humanoid Encounters 1930-1949:…
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El Yunque Eldritch Alien
The El Yunque Eldritch Alien is a creature sighted in Puerto Rico, on October 29, 1973. Nine campers and three adults went to El Yunque Mountain in the hopes of seeing UFOs and aliens. Later in the night, the group found themselves surrounded by vaguely humanoid creatures with long ears and clawed hands. Upon closer inspection, the creatures appeared to have triangle heads and extraordinary eyes. These beings moved rapidly through the brush and blocked the only path the group could use to leave the mountain or reach their vehicles. One of the leaders approached one of the beings and made physical contact with it. At this same time, one…
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Lakeside Ghost Alien
The Lakeside Ghost Alien sighted in Lakeside California in November 1978. The witness woke up at 2:00 AM to get water and found a mysterious figure in the hallway in front of the living room, which was brightly lit for some unknown reason. She approached the entity and it backed away in time with her movements. She believed she saw the glowing creature from behind and described it as 4 ½ feet tall, floating one foot above the ground. It was skinny and light grey, with long thin arms, the hands were not seen. It had what resembled a greyish-white headband 1 ½ inches wide that glowed white at the…
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Washington County Goat Man
The Washington County Goat Man is a cryptid sighted in Washington County, Wisconsin, specifically in the town of Erin. The origin of this creature comes from the time of the Civil War. According to the story, a veteran was driving a covered wagon with his wife on Hogsback Road. An axle broke on the wagon and the man went to fix it while his wife waited inside for several hours. She heard growling and suspected a wolf or bear, and looked out to see a large upright creature covered in shaggy dark hair and with the head of a goat. She hid in the wagon until sunrise when she peeked…
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Wampus Cat/Ewah
The Wampus Cat is a mysterious feline creature from the myths of the Cherokee. Sightings of this creature are from the Appalachian Mountains commonly West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Its name is sometimes thought to come from the term “cattywampus” since it means “not quite right” and it is known as the Ewah by the Cherokee. Often it is described as a bizarre cross between a woman and a mountain lion. Other times it resembles a hybrid of a large mountain lion, panther, cougar, and gray wolf. Commonly it has hypnotic glowing eyes along with huge fangs and is known to make…
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Shar Khorkhoi
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Railbach Burning Man
The Railbach Burning Man was a mysterious figure sighted in Railbach, Freientein, Germany in 1125. A man named Georg Miltenburger and several others saw this entity described as a man on fire running over hills. It was seen spitting fire out of its nose and mouth, and several claimed to see its exposed burning ribs. It was seen wandering the area for a long period. It has been suggested that this account could describe an alien figure wearing luminous clothes and expelling beams of light. Citations: Rosales, Albert. Humanoid Encounters 1 AD-1899: The Others Amongst Us. N.p., CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017.
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Pishacha/Pisacha
The Pishacha flesh-eating ghouls from the myths of India. They rise from the grave because they are trapped between heaven and hell, incapable of moving on or redeeming themselves. They take out their anger on humans who are still capable of redemption. Due to their supernatural nature, they have a great understanding of the past, present, and future. Oftentimes they’re imprisoned by sorcerers who use this knowledge to their advantage. Can be killed with normal weapons physically, though it will continue to haunt the location where their physical form is destroyed. They can be forced to move on if one has a holy sage and the Pishacha’s true name. The…
